])hiced alternately on their branches, whereas in the phillÿrea they are opposi
All the kinds in cultivation are nothing more than varieties of one species.
a ]. P. m e ' d i a L. The intermediate, or lance-leaved, Phillyrea.
Identification. Lin. Sp., p. 10. ; Don’s Mill., 4. p. 45.
Synonymes. P. latifòlia var. s mèdia Lapeyr. PI. Pyr. p. 4. i P.
AgnstnfÒlia Mill. Diet. No. 4. ; P. læ'vis Tenore Syll. o 9 • P
latifòlia var. a. fignstrifblia Poll. PI. Ver. 1. p, 7.
Ham., 2. t. 27. ; aud our
Spec. Char., ó'c. Leaves lanceolate, quite entire,
or a little serrated in the middle, triple-nerved,
veiny. (Doii's Mill.) An evergreen shrub. South
of Europe. Height 10 ft. to 15 ft. Introduced
in 1597. Flowers greenish white; May and June.
Berries black ; ripe in October.
Varieties.
« P. m. 2 virgàta Ait, Hort. Kew. 1. p. I I .__
Leaves lanceolate. Branches erect.
« P. m. 3 hutvifolia Ait. Hort. Kew. 1. p. 11.
— Leaves oval-oblong, bluntish. 1226. p. mèdia.
tt 2. P . (m . ) a n g u s t i f o ' l i a L. The narrow-leaved Phillyrea.
Identification. Lin. Sp., 1. p. 10. ; Don’s Mill., 4. p. 45.
Synonymes. P . obliqua Tenore Syll., p. 9. ; P. mèdia Tenore Fl. Neap. 3. p. 6.
tngravings. Lam. 111. 8. 3. ; and our fig. 1227.
Spec. Char., 4c. Leaves linear-lanceolate, quite entire.
Branches beset with elevated dots. Leaves obsoletely
veined. (Don’s Mill.) An
evergreen shrub. Italy and
Spain. Height 8 ft, to 10 ft.
Introduced in 1597. Flowers
greenish white ; May and June.
Varieties.
^ P. a. 2 lanceolàta Ait. •
Hort. Kew. i. p. 11.—
Leaves lanceolate, and
branches erect.
« P. n:. 3 rosmarinifòlia Ait.
Hort. Kewensis ; and
o u r /g . 1228.— Leaves
W i l . p . (m.) angiistifòlia. 1228. P. a. rosmariniiblia.
lanceolate-subulate, elongated. Branches straight.
« p . a. i brachmta Ait. Hort. Kew. i. p. 11. — Leaves oblong.lanceolate
shorter than m the other varieties. Branches divaricate.
S 3. P. (m.) iiGUSTRlFOLiA Ait. The Privet-leaved Phillyrea.
Identification. Ait. Hort. Kew., 1. p. 11. ; Don's Mill. 4
Synonymes. P . virgàta JVilld. Enum. 1. p. 12. ; mè
J. 45.
1. p. 42. ; /'hillÿrea iii. Clus. Hist. p. 52.
lia v a r . a . W illd . S p .
Engravmgs. Lob. Icon., 2. p. J31, ; and o u r/g . 1229.
Spec.Char., S/c. Leaves oblong-lanceolate, subserrated in the
middle, obsoletely veined. Brandies erect. (Doris Mill )
An^ evergreen shrub. Spain and the South of France.
Height 10 ft. to 15 ft. Introduced in 1596. Flowers
white ; May and June.
1229. p . (m.) ligvi.
« 4. P. (m . ) p e ' n d u l a Ait. The drooping-branched P h i l lv r e a
Identification. Ait. Hort., Kew., 1. p. 11.; Don’s Mill 4 p 45
Synonyme. P. mèd\& y JVitld. Sp. 1 .-p. A3. '
Engraving. Ourfig. 0000. in p. 0000.
Spec. Char., f r . Learas oblong-lanceoiate, acute, obsoletely serrated at the
apex, veiny. Branches drooping (Dan’s Mill.) An evergreen shru“ S o l
Flowers of Europe. Height 10ft. to 15 ft. Introd. 1597 greenish white ;
May and June.
tt 5. P. (m .) o l e æ f o ' l i a Ait. The Olive-leaved Phillyrea.
J d cn tifir.a tio n . A it. H o r t . K ew ., 1. p . 11. ; D o n ’s M ill., 4 . p . 46.
Synonymes. P. m è d ia S Ait. Hort. Ketv. 1. p . 11. ; P . r a c em ó s a L in k Jahrb. 1. p .
ICO.
Engravings. P l u k . , t . 3 1 0 . f . 1. ; a n d ourfig. 1230.
Spec. Char., 4i- Leaves oblong-lanceolate, almost entire, obtuse,
narrowed at the base, veiny. Branches erectish. (Don’s Mill.)
An evergreen shrub. South of Europe. Height 10 ft. to 15 ft.
Introduced in 1597. Flowers greenisli white ; May and June.
tt 6 . P. (m .) l a t i f o ' l i a L. The broad-leaved
Phillyrea.
jpent'fication. L in . S p ., 10. ; D o n ’s M il l., 4 . p . 46.
Synonymes. P. la t if ò l ia fi s e r r à t a Poll. F I. Ver. I . p . 7. ; P . la t ifò
lia fi Ten. F L Neap. 3 . p . 6. ; P. sp in ó s a Ten. Syll. p . 9 . N o .
2. ; P. la tif ò l ia fi sp in ó s a Seg. J'er. 2 . p . 273.
Engravings. S m ith F l . G ræ c ., t . 2. ; a n d ourfig. 1231.
Spec. Char., 4i- Leaves ovate, rounded at the base,
serrated, veiny. Young leaves sub-cordate at the
base. (Doris Mill.) A low sub-evergreen tree ;
in England a shrub. South of Europe. Height
20 ft. to 30 ft. Introduced in 1597. Flowers
greenish white ; May and June.
tt 7. P. (m.) l æ ' v i s Ait. The smooth Phillyrea.
Identification. A it. H o r t . K ew ., 1.
p . 12. ; D o n ’s M ii i., 4. p . 4C.
Synonymes. P. la t if ò l ia v a r . a.
Willd. Sp. 1 . p . 4 3 . ; P . la tif ò lia
Mill. Dict. N o . 1
Engravings. D u H am . A rb ., t, 125. ;
a n d o u r fig. 1232.
Leaves
1230. P. (m.)
1231. P. (m.) latifòlia.
spec. Char., 4 i ‘
elliptic-oblong, almost entire,
1232. P. (m.) Ire'vis,
fe 8 . P. ( m . ) O l I L l 'a U A Ait.
veiny, bluntish ; an inch or more in length, a
little narrowed at the base, blunt, and with a small
mucro at the point. (Doris Mill.) An evergreen
shrub. South of Europe and North of Africa.
Height 10 ft. to 20 ft. Introduced in 1597.
Flowers greenish white ; May and June.
The leaves are smoother than those of any other
variety.
1W3. p . (m.; obliqua.
The oh\\(pi&-leaved Phillyrea.
I d e n ti fic a tio n . A i t . H o r t . K ew ., 1. p . 12. ; D o n ’s M ill.,
4 . p . 4G.
S y n o n ym e s . P . la t if ò l ia y W ü ld . S p . 1. p . 43 . ; P . foliá
c e a Lw/fc 1. p - 5 4. ; P h i l l ÿ r e a ii. O w î. H is t.
p . 52.
E n g r a v in g . O u r f ig . 1233.
Spec. Char., 4c- Leaves lanceolate-oblong,
serrated, acute at both ends, veiny,
bent obliquely. Leaves like those ol
Afyrica. (Don’s Mill.) An evergreen
shrub. South of Europe. Height 10 ft.
to 12 ft. Introducedin 1579. Flowers
greenish white ; May and June.
« 9. P. ( m . ) S P IN O 'S A Milt. The spiny, or Halhj-leaved,
Phillyrea.
•M i f i c a tm . M il l. D i e t . , N o . 3 . ; A lt. H o r t . K ew ., 1. p . 12. ; D o n 's M ill., 4. 1. 4C. si.iiiôsa.